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with one of his Juvenile riders. He had already worked
CHUG-A-LUG and the mare as well as his aged gelding
and was feeling pretty good about his stock. A group
of trainers had come over to watch his horses work and
were gathered around talking small talk when a car drove
up. The show grounds were already crowded and horses
and people were eagerly awaiting the beginning of the
show. Crowded conditions prevailed and the only place
to park was in the narrow drive. Lonny noted that there
were three men in the car and one motioned for him to
come over. Hop in a minute, Lonny . . . this won’t take
the man said. Lonny sat down in the back seat as
he shook hands and introductions were made. He had
seen these men around and thought he knew who they
were.
“What can I do for you fellows?” he said, as he took
off his hat to wipe the sweat from his forehead. One man
jumped in real quick saying “How would you like to win
the two-year-old championship again this year, Lonny?”
He smiled and said, “Well, a lot of people tell us we
have a good chance . . . why?” Another man added, “Well,
you know they aren’t going to let you win two champion­
ships and we feel that your best chance is with CHUG-
A-LUG instead of BEAU GENTRY ... if you know
what I mean.” Lonny had been the route with this ap­
proach and didn’t back up a step. He knew these people
could probably hurt him but he didn’t want to show any
concern. He replied, “What’s it to you fellows who wins?”
The man behind the wheel flushed and obviously got mad
but he managed to hold temper as another man put his
hand on his arm saying . . . “Now, fellows, let’s not get
hasty. There is something in it for all of us if it is
handled right.” As he heard this, Lonny was opening the
car door and started to get out. He turned to the man
behind the wheel and said, “Look . . . I’m just a horse
trainer. I do the best I can with what I’ve got to work
with. If I win that’s good ... if I get beat, well, I just get
beat. That’s all! Let’s not get complicated. I don’t put
much stock in all this talk about the ability of some people
to get things done anyway.” Saying this he closed the
door. One man replied, “Don’t be too sure, fellow,” as
they pulled away.
Lonny sat down and picked up a cedar stick. Curling
a long shaving off the end he said, “If we could just show
our horses everything would be a whole lot less compli­
cated.” “How’s that, Lonny?” one fellow replied. Lonny
didn’t answer. He was thinking about the prospects of the
next seven days.
(continued next month)
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P. O. Box 1238
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Contact: M. M. Monroe, Jr. after 5 P.M.
Area Code 912/283-7717
AUGUST, 1967
by John Denson
It’s Celebration time, and it looks like Texas will have
more good horses in the big ring than ever before. Blue­
bonnet Stables and Bud Seaton will be trying for blues
in a lot of classes.
Everyone wants to know about GO BOY’S CHAT­
TERBOX. Well, Bud says that “CHATTER” is ready
and will be giving everyone a run for the money. He
made a whale of a show at Columbia Spring Jubilee. An­
other horse that did real well is EBONY’S SENATOR, a
black three-year-old. At Columbia, he tied reserve to
EBONY’S OLD CROW, last year’s world champion.
Most of the railbirds believe he is one of the major con­
tenders for three-year-old honors. Bud will also show two
other horses, HANDSHAKER’S PRINCESS, last year’s
reserve world champion four-year-old mare, in the mare
class, and RAMBLIN ROWDY, a good four-year-old
black gelding. Shirley Sharpe will show her new black
mare, SPECIAL’S FAIR LADY, in the ladies’ class—
watch for them—they are a hard pair to beat.
Dub Ivins of Sundown Stables is also going to the Cele­
bration. He will be taking an aged mare for the mare
class. Watch for SUN’S HONEYCOMB—she’s a good
one. Dub also plans on showing a three-year-old mare,
TRIPLE THREAT’S GAL. She is as good a three-year-
old mare as there is out. She looks and goes just like
“OLD THREAT.”
I’d like to congratulate Mrs. Edith Puckett on her
fine show at Marshall last week. I hope that we’ll see her
in the ring again.
TENNESSEE VALLEY A. & I. FAIR
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KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE
September 14-15-16, 1967
More than $8,000 in Premiums
JUDGES
Gaited Horses . . . Lee Shipman
Boerne, Texas
Walking Horses . . . Richard Mary
Baton Rouge, La.
Horse Show Manager
THREE WAY DEAL
Mares in foal with colts by side
These are proven mares—all with top blood lines—
all have turned out show horses.
Some MIDNIGHT SUN mares
2 Two-year-olds showing from Carl Edwards Stables,
Cuthbert, Georgia. Several top breed yearlings.
HUCKLEBERRY
Walking Horses in Texas
Eddie Black, 111 E. Adair Drive
Knoxville, Tennessee
For Premium List and Entry Blank Lists
Write . . . CROSBY MURRAY, Sec., Manager
Tennessee Valley A & I Fair
p. O. Box 6066
Knoxville, Tennessee
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